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EP2210535A1
EP2210535A1 EP09151100A EP09151100A EP2210535A1 EP 2210535 A1 EP2210535 A1 EP 2210535A1 EP 09151100 A EP09151100 A EP 09151100A EP 09151100 A EP09151100 A EP 09151100A EP 2210535 A1 EP2210535 A1 EP 2210535A1
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sucking disc
table mat
plane
foot part
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Rasmus Hartman Schmidt Hansen
Kenneth Underbjerg Hansen
Sofie Barsøe Thuesen
Kristina Fensholdt Petersen
Søren Peter Søgaard
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/02—Plates, dishes or the like
    • A47G19/08—Plate-holders
    • A47G19/10—Devices for securing plates to the table
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J36/00—Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
    • A47J36/34—Supports for cooking-vessels

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  • the present invention relates to a table mat according to the introductory part of claim 1.
  • Table mats of this kind are known in many forms and manufactured from many different heat insulating materials.
  • the purpose of such table mats is primarily to protect the table surface from often substantial amounts of heat conducted from the bottom of hot kitchen ware, such as a hot pot, positioned on the table mat.
  • Another purpose is to protect the table surface from being scratched by often rather sharp metallic edges at the bottom of the kitchen ware.
  • a substantial problem with such table mats is the low frictional forces between table mat and the kitchen ware positioned on the table mat. Since the friction between table surface and table mat are often larger than the friction between table mat and the often metallic bottom of kitchen ware, the table mat will not follow the kitchen ware if it is slid across the table surface. Instead, one has to lift the kitchen ware, move the table mat to the desired spot, and then reposition the kitchen ware on the table mat; i.e. a somewhat burdensome operation. Further, if the kitchen ware is heavy or bulky, it will often be necessary to put the kitchen ware down on the table surface before moving the table mat, implying a risk of damaging the table surface.
  • table mats comprising one or more magnets have been suggested. These table mats provide adherence of the table mat to metallic kitchen ware, in theory allowing the table mat to follow the kitchen ware when the kitchen ware is raised in order to reposition it on the table surface.
  • FR 2868927 discloses a table mat comprising a plane mat body made from heat insulating material, e.g. wood, which forms an insulating barrier between a hot pot or the like and a surface, such as a table surface.
  • the bottom of the non-magnetic mat body comprises an aperture in which a magnet is inserted and secured, e.g. by means of gluing.
  • the aperture is covered by means of a plug.
  • magnetic table mats face several problems.
  • the magnetic forces depend substantially on the form and material of the kitchen ware; a thick pot bottom of highly magnetically susceptible material provides much stronger adherence than the opposite.
  • manufacture of magnetic table mats is cumbersome and expensive since at least two different materials need to be included, magnetic materials tending to provide very poor insulating properties.
  • one or more magnets need to be positioned in a heat insulating material. Since the table mat thus often comprises joints or seams, dirt tends to stick to it, and it is difficult to clean.
  • GB 544154 discloses a mat comprising a base furnished with a suction device, both being made from an insulating material such as india rubber.
  • a perforated top or seating piece e.g. of cork, is attached to the upper part of the base, surrounding the suction device, to form the upper surface of the mat.
  • On its bottom the base is attached to a rubber backing.
  • the mat is detachably mounted in a bottom socket of a stand or carrier for plates, dishes and other vessels.
  • the mat extends through the bottom to be attached by means of the suction device to a plate or the like positioned in the stand or carrier.
  • the mat forms a heat insulating foot of the stand or carrier, the foot in use abutting the table surface.
  • FR 2914168 discloses a dish mat, the purpose of which is to ensure that a hot dish or saucepan positioned on it does not slide on a table surface, e.g. when stirring in it with a spoon.
  • the dish mat comprises an upwards-facing sucking disc to which a dish can be attached.
  • Below and attached to the sucking disc is a complicated spring-biased system allowing the dish to be inclined without the device sliding on the table surface.
  • the sucking disc is attached to the inclination system by means of a shaft secured to the sucking disc and extending downwards into the below system.
  • the object of the invention is to improve on the prior art table mats with regards to simplicity of construction, ease and costs of manufacture, ease of cleaning, as well as the dependency of adhering forces between table mat and kitchen ware on form and material of the kitchen ware.
  • the structure of the table mat according to the present invention is simplified, making it possible to manufacture it faster, cheaper and with less material consumption.
  • the table mat can be produced in a single moulding process from a single material, such as a heat resistant silicone composition.
  • the table mat can be made smaller, more leight-weight and more flexible, i.e. bendable, reducing transportation and inventory costs.
  • the table mat according to the invention can be manufactured without joints or seams, it can be more readily cleaned, e.g. in a dish washer, and dirt will generally less likely stick to it.
  • the sucking disc part comprising a substantially plane bottom portion and a peripheral portion extending inclined upwards from the bottom portion makes the table mat even thinner, lighter, more flexible, durable, and easy to manufacture while maintaining superior adhesive abilities. Since the sucking disc part comprises an upwards projecting peripheral portion, which extends to or beyond a peripheral edge of the foot part, an optimum suction force and, thereby, adhesion to the kitchen ware is provided.
  • FIG. 1 The different views of Figs 1 to 3 show a table mat 1 according to a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
  • the table mat 1 is adapted to be positioned under a piece of kitchen ware such as a pot (not shown) with the purpose of heat insulating the pot from a more or less horizontal, plane table surface (not shown) on which it is positioned.
  • a piece of kitchen ware such as a pot (not shown) with the purpose of heat insulating the pot from a more or less horizontal, plane table surface (not shown) on which it is positioned.
  • kitchen ware also includes frying pans, saucepans, dishes etc.
  • the table mat according to the invention may be manufactured from a flexible material. If nothing else is indicated, in the specification the table mat according to the invention is described and defined in a relaxed position, i.e. when placed in a use position on a plane, horizontal surface without kitchen ware being positioned on it or other forces than gravity being exerted on it.
  • the table mat consists of two parts, namely a circular foot part 2 forming a bottom adapted for abutting the table surface, and a circular sucking disc part 3.
  • the foot part 2 and sucking disc part 3 are positioned coaxially, i.e. concentrically when seen from above as in Fig. 1 .
  • the sucking disc 3 is manufactured from an elastic or resilient material and comprises a plane bottom portion 3a and a peripheral portion 3b, which extends inclined upwards in a curve from the bottom portion 3a to form a concave sucking disc, which is adapted to adhere by means of pressure to a flat bottom of a piece of kitchen ware positioned on it.
  • the plane bottom portion 3b has a lower surface defined by a plane A shown in Fig. 3 and a periphery C shown in Figs 1 and 3 .
  • the foot part 2 consists of a number of downwards extending projections, generally designated 6, shaped as concentric circles.
  • a circular, disc-shaped projection 6a is positioned in the centre of the foot part 2 and encircled by six circular projections 6. In other embodiments any from three to 15 concentric circles may be appropriate, depending for example on the diameter of the table mat.
  • the projections are provided in a wave form, the "wave hollows", i.e. the spaces between the projections generally designated 7, being defined by a lower surface of the sucking disc part 3.
  • the disc shaped projection 6a and the five consecutive projections 6 form a plane portion 2a of the foot part 2, this portion forming the major portion of the foot part 2.
  • the projections 6 of the plane portion 2a form in the relaxed position of the table mat 1 shown in the figures a lower surface, which in a plane designated B in Fig. 3 abuts and rests stably on the table surface.
  • the plane A marks the transition from the plane portion 2a of the foot part 2 to the bottom portion 3a of the sucking disc part 3.
  • the planes A and B are parallel.
  • the plane bottom portion 3a of the sucking disc part 3 is attached to upper parts of the projections 6 of the plane major portion 2a of the foot part 2.
  • the remaining, outermost projection 6b (consequently forming a minor portion 2b of the foot part 2) is positioned on a lower surface of the peripheral portion 3b of the sucking disc part 3.
  • this projection 6b is positioned above the plane portion 2a of the foot part 2.
  • the space 7a between the projection 6b and the consequent projection 6c is larger than the remaining spaces 7.
  • the outermost projection 6b is pushed down to also abut the table surface, thus providing a more stable position of the kitchen ware on the table surface.
  • the peripheral portion 3b of the sucking disc part is pushed down, the elastic properties of the sucking disc part 3 effecting a vacuum within the table mat 1 providing strong adhesion between the piece of kitchen ware and the table surface. Consequently, when the piece of kitchen ware is raised from the table surface, the table mat 1 adheres to the bottom, making it superfluous to also move the table mat 1.
  • the table mat 1 can be easily pulled off of the bottom of the kitchen ware.
  • the peripheral portion 3b of the sucking disc part 3 projects beyond a peripheral edge of the foot part 2, i.e. beyond a peripheral edge of the outermost projection 6b.
  • the bottom portion 3a has a diameter of about 2/3 of a diameter of the entire table mat 1.
  • an outer edge of the outermost projection 6c of the plane portion 2a of the foot part 2 has a diameter of about 2/3 of a diameter of an outer edge of the peripheral portion 3b of the sucking disc part 3.
  • the peripheral portion 3b of the sucking disc part 3 measured in a direction normal to the planes A and B extends a distance from the bottom surface of the foot part 2 corresponding to three to five times a combined maximum thickness of the bottom portion 3a of the sucking disc part 3 and the foot part 2.
  • this maximum thickness can be measured at any of the projections 6. This provides an optimum compromise between an overall small thickness of the table mat 1 and a good adhesive effect because of the suction space available within the sucking disc part 3.
  • the foot part 2 and sucking disc part 3 are preferably integrally moulded from an elastic heat resistant and heat insulating material, such as a silicone composition.
  • the heat resistant material should be capable of being used as a table mat (without melting, losing its dimensions or otherwise being destroyed) with kitchen ware with a bottom temperature of up to 150°C or more, preferably at least 200°C, more preferably 250°C, and most preferred 300°C.
  • Silicone compositions capable of this are available on the market. Examples of preferred silicone compositions are RTV 835 (heat-stable up to about 350°C), RTV 250, RTV 254, and RTV 256 (heat-stable up to about 280°C).
  • the foot part 2 need not be resilient and can be manufactured from a material different from that of the sucking disc part 3, such as wood or rubber.
  • a logo 9 has been imprinted into the upper surface of the table mat.
  • the depressions of the logo 9 are also visible in Fig. 3 .
  • Text such as a warning of the maximum heat-stable temperature of the applied material could also be imprinted.

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US20140190962A1 (en) * 2013-01-07 2014-07-10 Cl Trading Llc Microwave mat
FR3025414A1 (fr) * 2014-09-06 2016-03-11 Erwan Peron Invest Dessous-de-plat illustre en silicone
CN106108679A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2016-11-16 李金国 升降式火锅捞料器
CN106108680A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2016-11-16 李金国 一种宽度可调的火锅捞料器
CN106361166A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2017-02-01 李金国 一种连杆式火锅捞料器
CN106388623A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2017-02-15 李金国 一种滤板可拆的火锅捞料器
IT201700008403A1 (it) * 2017-01-26 2018-07-26 I L L A S P A Sottopentola
USD1094018S1 (en) 2024-06-14 2025-09-23 Kaz Europe Sàrl Plate

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GB544154A (en) 1940-09-26 1942-03-30 William Haig Ferguson Improvements in and relating to table mats and similar articles
US2398060A (en) * 1944-10-31 1946-04-09 Thomas J Van Alstyne Dish holder
FR2501979A1 (fr) * 1981-03-20 1982-09-24 Yasumoto Kasei Kk Bol a liquide pour soins capillaires
DE3810253A1 (de) * 1987-03-25 1988-10-13 Segu Gummi Und Kunststofftechn Hitzebestaendige unterlage
FR2868927A1 (fr) 2004-04-15 2005-10-21 Staub Sa Plateau ou dessous de plat muni d'un dispositif de maintien a action magnetique
WO2006048637A1 (fr) * 2004-11-02 2006-05-11 Jackel International Limited Tapis de retenue
US20070199943A1 (en) * 2006-02-27 2007-08-30 Carol Waldman Pot & pan savers/organizers
FR2914168A1 (fr) 2007-03-28 2008-10-03 Jean Pierre Petain Dessous de plat inclinable avec ventouse.
US20080265108A1 (en) * 2007-04-27 2008-10-30 Mauro Felici Stand

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB544154A (en) 1940-09-26 1942-03-30 William Haig Ferguson Improvements in and relating to table mats and similar articles
US2398060A (en) * 1944-10-31 1946-04-09 Thomas J Van Alstyne Dish holder
FR2501979A1 (fr) * 1981-03-20 1982-09-24 Yasumoto Kasei Kk Bol a liquide pour soins capillaires
DE3810253A1 (de) * 1987-03-25 1988-10-13 Segu Gummi Und Kunststofftechn Hitzebestaendige unterlage
FR2868927A1 (fr) 2004-04-15 2005-10-21 Staub Sa Plateau ou dessous de plat muni d'un dispositif de maintien a action magnetique
WO2006048637A1 (fr) * 2004-11-02 2006-05-11 Jackel International Limited Tapis de retenue
US20070199943A1 (en) * 2006-02-27 2007-08-30 Carol Waldman Pot & pan savers/organizers
FR2914168A1 (fr) 2007-03-28 2008-10-03 Jean Pierre Petain Dessous de plat inclinable avec ventouse.
US20080265108A1 (en) * 2007-04-27 2008-10-30 Mauro Felici Stand

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US20140190962A1 (en) * 2013-01-07 2014-07-10 Cl Trading Llc Microwave mat
US9402504B2 (en) * 2013-01-07 2016-08-02 Cl Trading Llc Microwave mat
FR3025414A1 (fr) * 2014-09-06 2016-03-11 Erwan Peron Invest Dessous-de-plat illustre en silicone
CN106388623A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2017-02-15 李金国 一种滤板可拆的火锅捞料器
CN106108680A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2016-11-16 李金国 一种宽度可调的火锅捞料器
CN106361166A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2017-02-01 李金国 一种连杆式火锅捞料器
CN106108679A (zh) * 2016-08-31 2016-11-16 李金国 升降式火锅捞料器
CN106108680B (zh) * 2016-08-31 2018-10-23 李璐 一种宽度可调的火锅捞料器
CN106108679B (zh) * 2016-08-31 2018-11-06 李璐 升降式火锅捞料器
CN106361166B (zh) * 2016-08-31 2018-11-13 李璐 一种连杆式火锅捞料器
CN106388623B (zh) * 2016-08-31 2018-11-27 李璐 一种滤板可拆的火锅捞料器
IT201700008403A1 (it) * 2017-01-26 2018-07-26 I L L A S P A Sottopentola
USD1094018S1 (en) 2024-06-14 2025-09-23 Kaz Europe Sàrl Plate

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